Ultra-sound guided saphenous nerve block versus intra-articular platelet rich plasma for chronic knee joint osteoarthritis
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Abstract
Background The most common articular condition with the highest morbidity rate is osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Many forms of treatment have been tried. Intra-articular blood derivatives, particularly platelet-rich plasma (PRP), were thought to be a novel way to promote cartilage healing. In addition to alleviating acute postoperative pain, saphenous nerve blocks offer analgesia to individuals with persistent knee pain. The study compared PRP injection versus ultrasound-guided saphenous nerve block (SNB) for the treatment of OA-related persistent knee pain. Patients and methods A total of 56 patients with grade I or II chronic knee OA were randomly assigned to either PRP (group II) or SNB (group I). The visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score was the main result. An improvement in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire’s functionality during a 6-month follow-up was the secondary outcome. Results After one, three, and six months, the PRP group’s recorded VAS values were statistically substantially lower than the SNB group’s. Similarly, the total recorded WOMAC index values were statistically substantially higher in the SNB groups. Conclusion VAS indicates that PRP therapy is more effective than SNB. Additionally, it has been shown that PRP therapy can effectively reduce knee OA patients’ pain, stiffness, and functional limitation as indicated by their WOMAC score for up to 6 months without causing any negative side effects.
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Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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